Fireplace



H. P. DOWLER April 29, 19m.

Filed Oct. 13, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l H, P. DOWLER April 29, 1930.

FIREPLACE Filed Oct. l5, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gnoanfob 33H1 @Snam l- Mm- .Patented-l l' 7 l l UNITED STATES PATENT. ori-ice HARRY r. nomen, or'cnnanrmnn, PENNSYLVANIA' FIBEPLAGE spline-ation. med october 1s, 192s. seria1No.s12,2es.

This invention relates to improvements in with al casingv about the same and used as a. fireplaces, and more particularly to a seccookingstove; tional fireplace having a fire box section, a Figure 7 is a front view of theyreplace casing surrounding the same, a smoke dome with a casing about the same and used with section and a smoke pipe section. t 4a water coil and hollow lire basket, and 50 An object of the invention is to provide Figure 8 is an end view of fthe fireplace an improved sectional fireplace having aA lire illustratedin Figure 7l box section, a smoke dome section, and a Like characters of reference are used smoke pipe section, said sections being adaptthroughout the following specification and 10 ed to nest one within the other when it is the accompanying drawings to,y designate 55 desiredA to store or ship the same. COrrevSpOndlllg pill'tS:

Another object of the invention is to pro- My lmproved sectional fireplace comprises vide an improved sectional fire lace having a fire box section 1 preferably made from a smoke dome section adapte to vbe supcopper alloyed boiler plate iron, and is proported at its front ed e upon a casing, and vided with side walls 2, and anu wardlyand -60 a smoke pipe section a apted to be supported forwardly extending back or de ecting plate upon the smoke dome section', said sections 3, which terminates a short distance back of being readily insertible within an improperly Athe front edge of the fire box forming a functioning permanent fireplace, to make the,v` throat. A suitable damper .4 is pivotally same operate eliciently. supported on the upper front edge of the de- 65 A further object o f the invention is to profleeting plate 3, and is adapted to close the vide a sectional fireplace having a fire box Space between the said plate 3 the upper edge` section, 'a smoke `dome section and a smoke of the fire box and the casing'to shut olf the pipe section, and a Ieasing lor mantle adapted draft, orto be pushed back when desired to to surround said sections in nspaced relation 'o en the passage for thel'smokeand particles 70 thereto, whereby ther'same' may-be used to of) combustion to pass upwardly throu h the heat air or water for any Vdesired purpose. l throat. A U-{iange 5-is formed along t e-up- A Other ob'ects will appear as the descrip-V per front ed'geof the casing, and serves to tion procee s. L i yreceive and support the depending flange 6 In the accompanying drawings whichon the lower front edge of the smoke dome,y 5

form a part of 'my application, section-7. The smoke dome section 7 is pro# Figure 1 is a "front velevation 'of my imvided with side walls 8, a vertically disposed`- proved sectional fireplad; back plate .9 and a rearwardly and upwldly,

Figure 2 is a -vertical sectional; view extending front plate 10. -Assseen from the 8o through the fireplace; .f '4 l drawings, the front plate 10 and side walls 8'.v Figure 3'is a Asid'eelevation of my improved tpfbl inwardly from the bottom 0f the SIIlOkS". fireplace, showing a casing or mantle posidome SeQtiOn towards' the top'thereof. The

1 tioned about the same; l dome section 7 will preferablybe made, from 46.',-1L3Figure 4' is a front elevation of the lirealloyed iron. v *85 -place vwith a casing about the same and used I A smoke pipe section- 12 is provided with a v rasLfahot-waterheater; R j skirt portion 13, whichv is'adapted to fitover Figure 5 is' arri-endv 'ew of the fireplace as andv snugly engage the slightly recessed porv illustrated in Figure 4;` tion 11 at the upper edge of the-'smoke dome Figure 6 is an lend view'of the. fireplace section 7. The `upper end of the smokepipe 00 v 12 is arranged to be received within the usual Ajsectional ireplace comprising avre box y casin smoke pipe opening in the chimney 14.

If desired, a suitable casing or mantle 15 may be placed about the fireplace, and is provided with a skirt portion 16 lwhich extends to the` floor an'd is spaced from the several sections forming the fireplace.

An operating handle 17 vwill be attached to the damper 4, so that the same may be operated from the outside of the irebox, or the operating handle may be placed within the iire box section if desired.

If the )fireplace is to be used as a hot water heater, a water tank 18 will be placed in conf tact with the front plate of the smoke dome 7, and -a faucet 19 provided for the tank, whereby water may be drawn from the same when desired.

When the fireplace is to be used as a cooking stove, a sliding drawer or pan 20 may be inserted through the casing l5 to contact with the front plate of the smoke dome section 7, whereby heat will be provided to cook whatever is placed Within the said pan 20. if desired, cooking utensils 22 may be inserted through openings formed through the casing 15 to be heated from the adjacent smoke dome section i?.

.it is also quite possible and practicable..

that my fireplace be used as a medium for a hot'water heating plant. in this capacity, a hollow tire basket 23 will he placed inthe tire box section 1, in order that coal may be burned inthe saine. A. water inlet pipe 2 will lead the water to the hollow basket 23 from radiators (not shown) in the house. The return pipe 25 will connect with the opposite side of the basket 23, and will extend upwardly to the smoke dome section 7, where it will be coiled against the front plate of the same 'dome section, and from thence back to the radiators.

From the foregoing description, it will befapparentA that i' yhave provided an im` proved sectional replace havingcooperating -sections which will -the other when in be supported one upon assembled position, Vand which may be nested within each otherfor storing or shipping, and which may be used wlth a casing and appropriate equipment tov heat. air or water, or to vserve as acook stove.

Many minor changes in detail of construction may 'be resorted to. without *fromthe spiritl of the invention. Iclaim:

sectioma smoke ome section, a smoke ipe f/ sect-ion and a casing,` aj U-lange formed a ong the upper front edge of said casing a depending-flip formed along the lower front edge fof said smoke dome :section adapted to be v received within .fsaidy lJ-:liange to interlock semb ed position, a skirt formed on said smoke pipe section` adapted to seat over the departure f upper end of said smoke dome section when in assembled position, the front surfaces of said smoke dome section and said smoke pipe section extendin in approximately the same plane from the ont of said ire lace to the back' thereof, a damper in said re box section, and all of said sections being so formed that they may nest one within' the other when dismantled.

ln testimony whereof l ax my signature.

` HARRY P. DOWLER.

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